​HOLISTIC RETREATS
AND JOURNEYS
DANCE IN PRESENCE OF HORSES
Retreat for horse & movement lovers
in pristine nature of Slovenia
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Would you like to spend some time moving, dancing and training your mindfulness in near presence of Horses?
By the side of herd that always gives you accurate and honest feedback?
Want to learn in encouraging way how to be more present, how to work with energy and how to be more emotionally vital in your body movement?
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Why Horses?
Horses are catalysts for creativity, they keep you stay alert in present and have highly emotional resonance - they get the message behind emotion without judgment and are mirrors and catalysts of human consciousness
Imagine Yourself moving in your body and dancing in near presence of horses, bare feet, playing on soft sand in an open air riding area and deepening your creative potentials...
Eating healthy vegetarian food, surrounded with pristine nature and spending nights looking into the stars above, having enlightening conversations by the fire …
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WE WILL NOT RIDE AND WE WILL NOT WALK AND CARESS HORSES!
INSTEAD...
We will aim to become
SILENT OBSERVERS AND STUDENTS,
humble to learn and truly listen to
WHAT THESE AMAZING ANIMALS ARE WHISPERING AND WHAT THEY CAN TEACH US!
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And then we will use this power and transform it in our own creations.
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To balance and harmonize your body - mind & spirit, we will start each morning with Yoga & Meditation and continue with Contact Dance to truly awaken, engage,open and arouse all your senses.
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Afternoons we will guide you to enhance your personal Creativity through guided movement exercises for developing your own movement language and your own dance in a group improvisation.
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Venue offers plenty of opportunities also for site specific exploration.
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Surrounding nature will offer you an opportunity for chilled evening walks and support you in reflecting the material gained throughout the working day.
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BENEFITS!
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Through daily body-mind-spirit exercises of meditative presence in movement, you will be learning and training your highly sensorial perception - beyond the usual perception of our six senses
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During this retreat you will gain awareness of body and its wordless messages. You will experience the power of silence and sounds that come from our bodies or from nature around us and how to establish harmonizing dialogues in this way
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Through guided exercises of contact dance you will be working with weight - why and where is the core of your gravitation and how does your movement become lighter with clear actions and without much effort, some of these exercises will be tested in direct contact with horses
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The presence of horses and working outdoors in a fresh air will heighten your perception and arouse your senses and that will enable you to work with your emotional body
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Through movement with stimulation of touch, you will learn how to prepare space to set personal boundaries -to identify where you are threatened and where to go beyond, when you block your development
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You will train subtle and mindful movement and that will lead you to more defined articulations and sharpen the use and recognition of non - verbal communication
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Through playful daily improvisational dance practice that bind with specific abilities, desires and expectations of the individual, you will develop a conscious body. You will get tools to push your boundaries of what is possible. By receiving insights and learning how to positively influence the energies of your body, you will sense yourself more deeply.
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You will experience ritual dance with drums to recall of what you want to revive in your live
ITINERARY
ARRIVAL DAY IS ONE DAY PRIOR TO DAY 1!
MEETING POINT
We will pick you up at the airport until 6pm latest to catch the Opening Meeting of this retreat. If you arrive later, we will sms you coordinates of the venue.
DAY 1
YOGA & MEDITATION
Breakfast
BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE
Lunch
FREE TIME for reflection, meditation
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ENHANCING PERSONAL CREATIVITY - movement session with horses
Dinner
SHARING CIRCLE- by the fire
DAY 2
YOGA & MEDITATION
Breakfast
BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE
Lunch
Free Time for reflection, meditation
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ENHANCING PERSONAL CREATIVITY - movement session with horses
Dinner
FREE JAM SESSION
DAY 3
YOGA & MEDITATION
Breakfast
BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE
Lunch
EXCURSION TO THE NATURE
site specific exploration
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ENHANCING PERSONAL CREATIVITY - movement session with horses
Dinner
SHARING CIRCLE - by the fire
DAY 4
YOGA & MEDITATION
Breakfast
BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE
Lunch
FREE TIME for reflection, meditation
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ENHANCING PERSONAL CREATIVITY - movement session with horses
Dinner
SHARING CIRCLE - by the fire
DAY 5
YOGA & MEDITATION
Breakfast
BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE
Lunch
FREE TIME for reflection, meditation
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ENHANCING PERSONAL CREATIVITY - movement session with horses // site specific exploration
Dinner
RITUAL DANCE WITH A DRUM
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* Organizers have the right to change the locations and program activities according to a group dynamics and other unpredictable circumstances
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* in case of bad weather, we will work in a nearby outdoor studio with roof
* we do not support alcohol and other substances - any kind of use is on your own responsibility
PRICE
This retreat can be organized also upon your request for groups of minimum 10 to maximum 15 people.
PROGRAM + FOOD // 300 €
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PRICE PROGRAM , FOOD + ACCOMMODATION
EARLY BIRD (until )
715€ // double occupancy in near by GLAMPING or HOSTEL, 10-20 minutes walk from the venue
REGULAR PRICE
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780€ // double occupancy in near by GLAMPING or HOSTEL, 10-20 minutes walk from the venue
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POSSIBLE PAYMENT IN 4* (or less) INSTALLMENTS
PRICE INCLUDES:
- 6 nights lodging - double occupancy in a hostel or nearby glamping
– 3 meals per day / organic vegetarian //tea, coffee on constant disposal
- 5 morning Yoga & Meditations - group movement sessions (1h)
- 5 Body-Mind-Spirit & Contact Dance - group movement sessions (2,5h)
- 5 Enhancing Personal Creativity - guided group movement sessions (2h)
- 3 Sharing Circles by the fire- guided group conversations (1h)
- Visiting nearby natural attraction (surprise!)
- 1 last evening : Ritual dance with drums (3 hours)
- free Wi-Fi (only for hostel visitors)
- transport from airport to the venue
- Health Insurance
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Flight tickets; Your round trip airfare from home to Slovenia (nearest airports Trieste, Venice, Zagreb)
- Personal, medical or trip cancellation insurance
- Other non-included items would include souvenir shopping, personal phone calls, laundry
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ABOUT SESSIONS
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YOGA & MEDITATION
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Meditation sessions will focus on becoming familiar with the rest and ease of our essential nature in the midst of all activity.
The meditation sessions are grounding as well as illuminating.
There will be periodic guidance amidst these silent sessions and you will establish your inner equlibrium.
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BODY - MIND - SPIRIT & CONTACT DANCE / MOVEMENT SESSIONS
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In the sessions we are working on awareness of the body, mind and emotions through breathing, on power and softness of movements, flow and the usage of the energy and on focusing the attention and awareness.
By traveling in an imaginary world and with will pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are providing participants with a set of tools for improvisation that they can implement in their own creations and in daily life.
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Contact Dance is offering a training of perception (of self, others, group) on physical, mental and emotional level, by translating information gathered through opening the senses (touch, gaze, voice, smell and taste) into movement and dance. It offers open space for experiental learning and understanding of non- verbal communication and direct confrontation with others. Instead of repeating steps and form, with improvisation you will learn how to find creativity in free expression and fluidity of your body and in connection to your partner and group. With entering into the unknown, you will sharpen your intuition and ability of spontaneous decision-making. Contact Dance demands instant presence, mindfulness and curiosity and awakens unconsciousness. It immediately confronts you with body sensations in way that you shut down your mind and surrender to intuitive guidance of inner impulses. You will develop personal perspective and vision of what means human contact today.
Teaching Topics
-opening and sharpening the senses (touch, gaze, voice, smell and taste)
-developing conscious body, trust and confidence for contact
-how to listen, feel and invite partner into dance without using force, push & pull
-flow of actions - interplay of control and surrender
-improvisation as a dance of presence
-improvisation and creativity in every day life
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ENHANCING CREATIVITY - movement sessions with horses
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You will be guided by equine professionals to establish contact - communication with horses and slowly day by day, you will gradually deepen the connection through various exercises : silent observation, walking by the herd, exercises of mindfulness and group dynamics ...until you will be gently invited to express your meditative dance in presence of horses.
BOOKING DEPOSIT
To secure your space for this retreat all we require is a €150 registration deposit.
The remaining balance can be paid in installments or in full 2 weeks prior the beginning of program
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CANCELLATION & PAYMENT POLICY
It is your responsibility to read and understand our cancellation policy.
No one books a retreat with the intention of canceling it, but unexpected events do occur
and we encourage you to purchase Travel Cancellation Insurance to cover any unfortunate eventualities.
Please note that because this retreat has limited numbers, it allows for a more personable, intimate experience.
Our nonrefundable cancellation policy is in place to ensure the highest quality of service and experience for all. Exceptions cannot be made for any reason, including weather, injury/illness, or personal emergencies.
No refunds for arriving late or leaving early is available.
Deposits are non-refundable, unless Retreat is canceled from our side.
We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum. If we do so, your deposit and payments will be refunded. Although deposit can be applied to another trip within a one year period.
Contact us for any further inquires about our policy.
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PLEASE NOTICE
If you are to participate in this retreat , it should NOT be confused with professional therapy or counseling for specific conditions in your personal or professional life. As a trip participant, you shall agree to be mindful and personally responsible for your own wellbeing during the retreat and if needed, to seek professional & licensed medical treatment in your state/country. We do not provide medical, therapy, or psychotherapy services. What we do is to facilitate conditions and and space for your personal growth.
